production operator

line operator

material handler

machine operator

warehouse associate ii

IPS Corporation

A typical day would be getting started on finding out who is missing from work so I could fill in the blanks in order to meet my production goal. Team Leads were stretched incredibly thin and often too much work was placed onto more "dependable" employees rather than training the current ones in place to handle more assignments. Management is often easier on some longer term employees rather than keeping an even spectrum across the board and applying training where needed. I loved working alongside with the Director, HR, and even the Vice president and president of the Plumbing Division. Most of the management team took the time to understand the ongoing issues and did what they could to try and resolve the issues but they have their work to get done as well and resources are scarce.
 One thing I will miss will be my full-time coworkers as they are motivated and do a wonderful job. The trickle down theory applies as well when other temporary or non-dependable full time employees were absent with or w/o excuse, and had to pick up the extra slack in order to meet our daily numbers. 
 IN order to meet our goals, there were more than one thing that needed to happen. The buyers had to be in place with the appropriate components arriving in at the proper times, the scheduler had to know these components were in house and we got our schedules from them. When we do not have stock on certain items, back-orders are created which is just "bad business". The customer comes first and if ordering a specific finished good, should receive all of said item and not a partial shipment, which brings the sales team into place. 
I could go on all day but I rate this job right in the middle. The only thing that really holds me back is the career advancement as there doesn't seem to be any room for growth in that area.

I actually have 3 different sets of responsibility here. I am the Export Customer Service Manager responsible for leading a team through daily order processing and all shipping documents/task that go along with it. I am also the Freight Manager where I oversee all freight functions for the company (choosing carriers, setting policies, etc.). I also generate the sales and ad hoc reports for one division of the corporation. I use Cognos, Query, iSystems and Microsoft Excel. I have been with the company over 16 years. My coworkers are great but the BOD has put a relatively new senior management team in place which has changed the priorities and culture of the company over the past few years. They are preparing to sell the company fr the third time since I have been there.

The company as a whole is an endless series of CYA political games, ruthless penny pinching, and reactive staffing with no true vision beyond the next 30 day sprint. There's only loyalty within operations to the extent that the VP has a way to manipulate or micromanage the situation. There is no sense of autonomy for leadership members, because ultimately the goals and directional decisions will be circumvented or undermined by other leadership which creates distrust within departments, understandably. HR tells any and all private information to unauthorized individuals, and then management uses that information to intimidate or manipulate employees, using such accesses and breaches as a management tool, exacerbating the toxic environment.

IPS corporation has been struggling in regards to employee retention. Mostly due to the lack of caring for their employees and treating employees like they are robots. They refuse to fill open positions and instead will slam individuals with 2-3 jobs to complete. Work life balance is almost not existence. Don’t rely on yearly reviews they don’t even give cost of living raises , it’s below average . 

IPS has a good market share with the products they provide so the industry and business is solid. Yet with that comes a constant work flow that sees most people wearing many hats and doing the roles and responsibilities of several people. Yes people do receive promotions but it is never anyone who would fall into the category of a racial minority. The culture is to get as much work out of each and every person while paying them the least amount as possible. Many people have quit since covid began and it seems to be a race to the bottom to get out with the employees that remain.

A complete chaos a few management personnel do not care about their employees they put on a facade in front  of the president . HR and the president need to truly speak to there employees and listen to them and take action. Some managers talk to employees like they’re incompetent and won’t let them move up within the company when they know they are a great worker, I guess you can say they’re worried someone will take their position and do it much better. Other than that it was a great diverse environment to work in great co-workers!

A typical day at work at IPS is challenging but never stressful, I feel like I have all the support I need to make it manageable. Management is always available to guide me when I need a hand and they are always willing to help me learn so I keep on growing professionally. I strongly believe the culture at IPS suffered in the past, but it has gotten a lot better, and everyone enjoys working here. 

Nice job although the management was kind of shady. A day at the job would be ok if the team worked together, but management had favorites. That's not proper behavior within a work environment. I have learned a lot from the job such as material control and interaction with employees. I learned management skills such as developing strategies needed to get the work done on time and while following safety rules.

IPS Corporation is a fantastic company to work for.  They care a lot for their people.  IPS can be a stressful environment at times, though the same can be said of just about any employer/position as it were.  Upper management and leadership cultivates a culture of respect and inclusion.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
Mr devion is a supervisor most dream of having professional respectful and makes it very clear what's needed of you

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There was nothing stressful only the position was ending and there wasn't permanent spot for me

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Respectful  empathy compassion

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 19 salaries reported	$17.13 per hour
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